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1. Type genus of the Amiidae.
5. Of southern Europe.
8. The cry made by sheep.
11. The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
12. An accountant certified by the state.
13. Late time of life.
14. American novelist (1909-1955).
15. A police officer who investigates crimes.
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
19. A woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East.
21. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
23. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
24. The last (12th) month of the year.
25. A light touch or stroke.
27. A state in northwestern North America.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
32. A radioactive transuranic metallic element.
34. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
36. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
43. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
45. (informal) Of the highest quality.
46. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
48. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
49. A doctor's degree in education.
50. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
2. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
3. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
4. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
5. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
6. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
7. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
8. (informal) Very tired.
9. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
10. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
18. An informal term for a father.
20. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
22. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
28. A radioactive transuranic element.
30. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
33. Repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning.
35. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
37. In bed.
38. (military) Signal to turn the lights out.
39. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
40. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
41. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
42. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
44. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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